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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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May 7, 2025 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
GCC Trident LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 5/7/2025, an employee was injured while attempting to remove an Easy Skirt from the Feed Belt of Finish Mill #4. The worker was using a pry bar to detach the skirting from its mounting plate. During the task, the bar slipped while being forced downward, and the sharp end punctured the employee's right palm. The injury required medical attention, including three stitches.

April 10, 2025 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
GCC Trident LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

An employee sustained an injury to left thumb. The injury occurred when employee was using a pry bar to remove a rock lodged between the conveyor belt and its supporting structure.

May 3, 2024 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
GCC Trident LLC · Struck by flying object

Miner struck mill liner with sledge hammer. A piece of metal chipped off the liner and struck miner in the right leg just below the knee, embedding itself approximately 2" into the leg.

March 18, 2024 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
GCC Trident LLC · Struck by falling object

A softball sized rock broke loose from the screen side opening and fell onto the miner's hand while the miner was barring into the oversize chute resulting in a broken pinky finger.

July 26, 2022 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
GCC Trident LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was making a gasket with gum rubber and was cutting the pattern with a utility knife on a table in the carpenter shop. When the knife caught on the material and more pressure was applied, the blade came free and went across the glove on the left thumb. Which resulted in employee's thumb being cut requiring 3 stitches.

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